Hongze Lake
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 18 '27 " N , 118 ° 42' 36" E | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 7th century | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 5.1 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 67 000 m | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 15 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 1 960 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 13,500 million m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 158 000 km² | ||||||||
The Hongze Lake ( Chinese 洪澤湖 , Pinyin Hongze Hú ) is a reservoir of the Huai He in the province of Jiangsu , China . The towns of Suqian ( Sihong County and Siyang County ) and Huai'an ( Xuyi County and Hongze County ) are on the lake .
Hongze Lake is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China . It has existed since the 7th century (under Emperor Yangdi of the Sui dynasty ) and has been enlarged four times since the 12th century.
In 1194, according to other sources in 1680, the Yellow River changed its course and merged with the Huai. Sediments from the Yellow River blocked the Huai and created the lake as it is today. In 1897 the Yellow River shifted its course again.
The lake is partly very shallow and its surface is only 15 m above sea level. It is famous for its natural beauties and attracts tourists in large numbers. The crabs that are caught there are a specialty.
The Hongzehu Dike (Hongzehu dadi) in Hongze Lake is a monument of the People's Republic of China.
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- ↑ Lake Hongze
- ↑ Britannica: Hongze Lake
- ↑ China Heritage Project, The Australian National University: The Ming Ancestor Tomb, ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: China Heritage Quarterly, No. 16, December 2008: "According to Li Shiyuan (1988), in the nineteenth year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty (1680), the site was flooded when the Yellow River broke its banks, changed course, and created a confluence with the Huai River. "
